Events

Please join us to discuss old and new chapter business. While this is a Board meeting, we encourage and welcome all North Oakland chapter members to attend and participate! Who knows, maybe you'll even be inspired to help organize a future event. Make it a night, and stick around for the movie starting at 7:30.

Please join us as we sit back and enjoy Catherine Zimmerman's movie "Urban & Suburban Meadows, Bringing Meadowscaping to Big and Small Spaces". Admission is free for everyone, and popcorn and beverages will be available (donations appreciated!).

You won't want to miss this!!

The video addresses the problems caused by the extensive planting of pesticide-ridden, non-native grass lawns across America. While it is impractical to eliminate lawn, we cannot ignore the environmental consequences of such landscape planning as ecosystems are being destroyed and replaced with chemically maintained monocultures.

Author and photographer, Catherine Zimmerman combines her expertise in photography, storytelling, environmental issues, horticulture and organic practices to offer meadowscaping as an alternative to reduce lawn. Zimmerman weaves her personal journey of changing her own landscaping choices into a guide that demonstrates both the need to change current, detrimental landscaping practices and the practical know how and resources to accomplish that change.

Doors open at 7 pm, and the movie starts at 7:30.? We are hosting a member meeting at 6:30 in the same room, and we encourage you to join us for that, too! Learn what new events Wild Ones is growing, and maybe you'll be inspired to help us organize something in the future!

Check out the flyer here!

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Learn the benefits of natural shoreline landscaping and erosion control for your lake and property.

This event is being sponsored by many local partner. North Oakland Wild Ones will have 2 of our Board members, Jim Bruek and Laura Zigmanth, on hand.

A flyer that you can print and distribute is available here. Up to date info is also available on MSU Extension's web site.

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Please join us to discuss old and new chapter business. While this is a Board meeting, we encourage and welcome all North Oakland chapter members to attend and participate! Who knows, maybe you'll even be inspired to help organize a future event. Make it a night, and stick around for the presentation starting at 7:30.

Presented by Mark Angelini and Trevor Newman, founders of Roots to Fruits

Join us as we learn ways to make our landscapes more productive while nurturing ecological
health. Discover techniques for integrating food production, waste management, rainwater
harvesting, and other aspects of sustainable and regenerative land management. Mark and
Trevor will share stories and examples from their years of experience in ecological
landscape design.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free event (donations welcome to help bring future educational opportunities)! Doors open at 7 pm, and the presentation starts at 7:30.

A flyer that you can print and distribute is available here.

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Please join us to discuss old and new chapter business. While this is a Board meeting, we encourage and welcome all North Oakland chapter members to attend and participate! Who knows, maybe you'll even be inspired to help organize a future event. Make it a night, and stick around for the presentation starting at 7:30.

Presented by Rufus Isaacs, MSU Professor and Extension Specialist

Please join us as to learn about the interactions between native plants and pollinators, as well as hear an update on the status of our native bees.

More information about? programs in which Dr Isaac is involved are is available at http://www.nativeplants.msu.edu and http://www.isaacslab.ent.msu.edu/.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free event (donations welcome to help bring future educational opportunities)! Doors open at 7 pm, and the presentation starts at 7:30.

A flyer that you can print and distribute is available here.

Weather permitting, join us for a morning of spring clean up in our Depot Park and St. Dan's native plant gardens. Learn new plants, see what's coming up, and help with edging, weeding, and cutting down last year's stalks.

Bring any gardening supplies you might have such as work gloves, rakes, small shovels, clippers, and lawn bags.

We might even sneak over to the Woodshop after for lunch!

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Please join us to discuss old and new chapter business. While this is a Board meeting, we encourage and welcome all North Oakland chapter members to attend and participate! Who knows, maybe you'll even be inspired to help organize a future event. Make it a night, and stick around for the presentation starting at 7:30.

Presented by Debbie Jackson, Monarch Watch Conservation Specialist

From the time millions of years ago to today, monarchs and their Danaus cousins have brightly colored the Earth, their caterpillars eating Asclepias leaves from Africa to Asia, both North and South America and now southern Europe. These tropical butterflies have perfected their lifecycle by performing the longest insect migration known.

Once, clouds of orange wings darkened the sky as they soared south to the Mexican states of Michoac?n and Mexico but today, they are a mere 5-10% of their previous healthy population. Come and explore their wonders and find out what difference you can make to preserve this wonder.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free event (donations welcome to help bring future educational opportunities)! Doors open at 7 pm, and the presentation starts at 7:30.

A flyer that you can print and distribute is available here.

As part of the fantastic Clarkston Garden Walk. the North Oakland chapter of Wild Ones will be on hand with a native plant sale. We will be among the many vendors at in the Artisan Market, greeting you as you begin your garden tour.

Eight different native plant species, all in 2? pots.
Plants selected for their adaption to a variety of soil, water, and sun conditions.
All support our native pollinators.
They all produce beautiful flowers that will enhance any garden.

For a printable flyer, please click here.

If you are a NOWO member, and you'd like to help out at the sale, please visit ?http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0549a9a62fa5fa7-north to sign up for a 2 hour shift!

Our current plan is to have the following species available.
Coreopsis lanceolata (sand coreopsis)
Liatris aspera (rough blazing star)
Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed)
Solidago flexicaulis (zig zag goldenrod)
Aster laevis (smooth aster)
Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium )
Helenium autumnale (Sneezeweed)
Phlox pilosa (Prairie Phlox)

We are starting small this year, so please come early for the best selection! Don't see what you want? There are multiple native plant growers in the area as well, including American Roots in Ortonville (owned by our very own Trish), the Native Plant Nursery in Ann Arbor, Wild Type in Mason and Plants for Ecology. Visit http://www.mnppa.org/members.html for a complete list!

Weather permitting, join us for a day of fall clean up and do some planting at the St Dan's garden. Bring any gardening supplies you might have such as work gloves, rakes, small shovels, clippers, and lawn bags.

Stick around after, and let's head over to The Woodshop for a great lunch!

All North Oakland Wild Ones members are welcome to attend this meeting! We will be discussing future presentation ideas.

Join Clinton River Watershed Council (CRWC) and learn how to help improve and protect water quality while supporting our native species of Southeast Michigan. CRWC will provide an overview of the Clinton River and its Watershed, the current water quality issues that it faces, and ways individual homeowners and communities can design their gardens and landscaping to help improve the health and quality of the watershed. This presentation includes lots of free handouts with information on how to choose what to plant, where to find native plants, and several key native species to keep an eye out for.

Please note that this event will be held at The Birdfeeder, which will be open for business! A printable flyer is available for distribution.
About the Presenters

Amanda O?Parka

Watershed Planner

Amanda has been with CRWC since Spring 2011 when she worked as an intern. She was recently promoted to Watershed Planner and is currently working on her Masters degree at Wayne State University in Urban Planning. As Watershed Planner she works in coordination with the Executive Director to support CRWC's WaterTowns blue way vision and the council's efforts to promote Green Infrastructure for the Clinton River and Lake St. Clair.

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Abby Lane

Program Coordinator

Abby joined CRWC staff after a summer internship with CRWC in 2013. She received a B.A. in Environmental Studies in 2014 from Earlham College, and has prior experience in both scientific research and environmental education. She assists with CRWC volunteer and educational programs like Adopt-A-Stream, Stream Leaders, and coordinates the Weekly Clean program. She also assists with ecological applications and the field work needs at the Council.

Weather permitting, join us for a day of fall clean up in our Depot Park rain garden. We will be working on both the main rain garden and the Mill Pond garden. Bring any gardening supplies you might have such as work gloves, rakes, small shovels, clippers, and lawn bags.

Please also bring any native plant seed heads you might have. We'll be spreading them along White Lake Rd in the area where the Phragmites was removed.

All North Oakland Wild Ones members are welcome to attend this meeting! We will be discussing future presentation ideas.

Presented by Larry Falardeau and?Jay Fitzgerald from The Friends of Highland Recreation Area

Come learn about the ecological and historical gem in our own back yards, Highland State Recreation Area! Larry and Jay will focus on Haven Hill?s unique natural and cultural history and present day efforts by The Friends of Highland Recreation Area to steward the historic Edsel and Eleanor Ford Family Estate into the future. Of special interest will be the role of Genevieve Gillette, the Mother of Michigan's State Park System and Natural Areas Program.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free North Oakland Wild Ones event. Donations are always welcome to help bring future educational opportunities! A printable flyer is available for distribution here. Doors open at 7, and the presentation starts at 7:30.